text_original: He then asked the bystanders for a little hot water to water it with, and one among them who loved a joke fetched him some boiling water from a neighbouring shop. The priest poured this over the place where he had made the hole, and every eye was fixed upon him when sprouts were seen shooting up, and gradually growing larger and larger. By and by, there was a tree with branches sparsely covered with leaves; then flowers, and last of all fine, large, sweet smelling pears hanging in great profusion.
text_transcription: HE THEN ASKED THE BYSTANDERS FOR A LITTLE HOT WATER TO WATER IT WITH AND ONE AMONG THEM WHO LOVED THE JOKE FETCHED HIM SOME BOILING WATER FROM A NEIGHBOURING SHOP THE PRIEST BROUGHT THIS OVER THE PLACE WHERE HE HAD MADE THE HOLE AND EVERY EYE WAS FIXED UPON HIM WHEN SPROUTS WERE SEEN SHOOTING UP AND GRADUALLY GROWING LARGER AND LARGER BY AND BY THERE WAS A TREE WITH BRANCHES SPARSELY COVERED WITH LEAVES THEN FLOWERS AND LAST OF ALL FINE LARGE SWEET SMELLING PEARS HANGING IN GREAT PROFUSION
phonemes: hiː ðˈɛn ˈæskt ðə bˈaɪstændɚz fɚɹə lˈɪɾəl hˈɑːt wˈɔːɾɚ tə wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪt wɪð, ænd wˈʌn ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm hˌuː lˈʌvd ɐ dʒˈoʊk fˈɛtʃt hˌɪm sˌʌm bˈɔɪlɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ fɹʌm ɐ nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ ʃˈɑːp. ðə pɹˈiːst pˈɔːɹd ðɪs ˌoʊvɚ ðə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ hiː hæd mˌeɪd ðə hˈoʊl, ænd ˈɛvɹi ˈaɪ wʌz fˈɪkst əpˌɑːn hˌɪm wɛn spɹˈaʊts wɜː sˈiːn ʃˈuːɾɪŋ ˈʌp, ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ænd lˈɑːɹdʒɚ. baɪ ænd bˈaɪ, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tɹˈiː wɪð bɹˈæntʃᵻz spˈɑːɹsli kˈʌvɚd wɪð lˈiːvz; ðˈɛn flˈaʊɚz, ænd lˈæst ʌv ˈɔːl fˈaɪn, lˈɑːɹdʒ, swˈiːt smˈɛlɪŋ pˈɛɹz hˈæŋɪŋ ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt pɹəfjˈuːʒən.